Calculate Earliest Unlimited Supply Date
Explanation
This activity is used to update the earliest unlimited supply date (EUSD) based
on different calendars setup on either supplier address or the ship via code for
a parts primary supplier. If no calendar is defined on supplier address or ship-via code the default distribution calendar set on site will be used. By updating
the EUSD, different planning activities like Available to Promise, order
proposal will consider the calendar settings on supplier and ship-via code when
it comes to purchase supplies.
In order to have a continuous consideration of calendar changes and the fact
that this changes from one day to another, it is necessary to set this up as a
scheduled task that will do the update of EUSD once per day.
The date calculations and considerations done in this background job are the
same that are done when creating a purchase order line for a part using the
primary supplier, default delivery address and default ship via code for that
address.
Prerequisites
This activity requires that an inventory part has a default primary supplier
defined. There should also be a default delivery address defined for which there
optionally could be a specific address and a ship-via code with a specific
calendar defined.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
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The EUSD for the parts for which this job is triggered should be updated
with a date which is calculated considering calendars used for primary
supplier and ship-via code.
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Note that if the Backdate Allowed check box is cleared there will
not be an update of EUSD made if the suggested value lies prior to the
already entered value. This makes it possible to make exceptions related to
that parts have a temporary delay (prolonged lead time).
Window
Calculate Earliest Unlimited Supply Date
Related Window Descriptions
Calculate
Earliest Unlimited Supply Date
Procedure
You can either update EUSD directly (Procedure A), or schedule the task as a
background job (Procedure B).
A. Update EUSD directly:
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Open the Calculate Earliest Unlimited Supply Date dialog box.
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In the Site field, select the site for which you want to run the
calculation. Use the List of Values to select from available sites. It is
also possible to use wildcards.
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If you want to calculate the EUSD for parts having a specific supplier
(primary), select the supplier in the Supplier field. Use the List of
Values to select from available suppliers. If no supplier is selected, the
calculation is done for all parts in the site.
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If you want to calculate the EUSD for parts that have a primary supplier
default address with a specific country, select that country in the Supplier
Country field. Use the List of Values to select from available
countries. If no country is selected, the calculation is done for all parts
in the site. Should not be used in combination with supplier.
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If you want to calculate the EUSD for parts that have a primary supplier
default address with a specific ship via code, select that ship via code in
the Ship via Code field. Use the List of Values to select from
available ship-via codes. If no ship-via code is selected, the calculation
is done for all parts in the site. Should not be used in combination with
supplier.
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If you want the update of EUSD to be able to backdate previous set date you
should click the check box for Allow Backdating.
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Click OK to close the Calculate Earliest Unlimited Supply Date dialog
box and start the update as a background job.
B. Update EUSD via a scheduled task
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On the Calculate Earliest Unlimited Supply Date dialog box,
click Schedule. The Create New Task Schedule window
opens.
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Set the relevant scheduling parameters and Save. Scheduled tasks can
be seen in Scheduled Database Tasks window.